Funeral Service for Barbara Ann Pirkle, age 75, of Cullman, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with her beloved pastor, Dr. David Chambers, officiating; interment in at Fellowship Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pirkle passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2021, at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born October 2, 1945, to Eddie and Edna Steckman.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Rosco Pirkle; daughter, Barbara Bentley; and sisters, Fay and Earnestine.
Survivors include her daughter, Debbie (Keith) Keaton; grandchildren, Debra Bentley (Matt Cruce), David Bentley, Jessica (Jonathon) McKleroy, Kyle (Brooke) Keaton, and Justin Keaton; great-grandchildren, Kyleigh Boatright, Eli Boatright, Dylan McKleroy, Alex McKleroy, Della Cruce, Lynnlee Cruce, and Brylynn Keaton; sisters, Jane Baker and Carol Hurley; HNHR staff and Harmony Hill Girls; her Sunday School class and church family at First Baptist Church of Fairview; a host of family and friends; and former Avon customers. Pallbearers will be David Bentley, Kyle Keaton, Justin Keaton, Eli Boatright, Jonathon McKleroy, and Matt Cruce. Honorary pallbearers will be Dylan and Alex McKleroy.
